CN1801744A - Information recording control apparatus and file recording control method - Google Patents
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Abstract
The present invention makes it possible to automatically select a recording device at the time of file recording. In response to a file recording request from a terminal apparatus and in accordance with the device information about recording devices, which is stored in a management information database, and the attribute information about a file, which is received from a terminal apparatus, an information recording control apparatus searches for a recording device available for recording from among a plurality of recording devices, and selects a recording device for use in recording. The information recording control apparatus changes the status of the selected recording device so that no other recording operation is performed, and transmits the information for identifying the selected recording device to the terminal apparatus. The terminal apparatus sets the recording device designated by the information recording control apparatus as the recording destination, and begins to transmit the file. The selected recording device records the received file on an inserted recording medium.
Description
Technical field
The present invention relates to a kind of information recording control apparatus and file logging control method, be used at a plurality of recording equipments that are connected to network log file correctly.
Background technology
Past, be used for the photographic subjects object with the video camera (video camera) that obtains video data be used to write down or reproduce captured record image data transcriber or other broadcasting equipment is interconnected via SDI (serial digital interface) or other sync cap, to send and to receive file.
Recently, broadcasting equipment is modified, for example, and by incorporating IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electric Engineers) 1394 terminals into, to support asynchronous network such as LAN (local area network (LAN)).Support to asynchronous network has made that exchanging AV (video/audio) data file that comprises video data and voice data between remote equipment and local device becomes easy.In addition, such as the file format of MXF (MXF) by standardization, thereby the AV data file can be easily between dissimilar equipment and heteroid exchanged between equipment.The technology that is used for that a plurality of audio/video devices are connected to network and manages audio/video devices is put down into 10-164820 in Japanese patent application publication No. and is disclosed.
Now traditional videograph playback system will be described schematically.Fig. 4 has illustrated the typical construction of traditional videograph playback system 100.Videograph playback system 100 comprise workplace (studio) 50 and the terminal installation 60A, the 60B that are connected via network 61 ....Workplace comprises: for example, recording equipment 51A, 51B, 51C ...; Editing device 52 and via LAN or other network 53 and interconnected communication component 54.Communication between communication component 54 Control Network 61 and the network 53.
Common computer such as personal computer can be used as the editing device 52 that comprises the communication component that can set up communication via network 61.Described editing device 52 can read be stored in recording equipment 51A, 51B, 51C ... in the AV data file, edit described AV data file, and with the AV data file of being edited be written to recording equipment 51A, 51B, 51C ... in.
In traditional videograph playback system 100, via the transmission of the AV data file of network 61/be received in terminal installation 60A, 60B ... and recording equipment 51A, 51B, 51C ... between directly carry out.For example, when terminal installation 60B will be sent to recording equipment 51A to the AV data file, file sends that personnel are inserted into clearance spaces remaining on the recording medium among the recording equipment 51A by inspection and the internal state of the form that can write down such as recording equipment 51A, can be used for record and examine recording equipment 51A.In addition, file transmission personnel send the AV data file then for terminal installation 60B selects recording equipment 51A as the record destination.If recording equipment 51A is disabled for record, then file sends the internal state of personnel inspection such as another recording equipment of recording equipment 51B, and it is available for record to examine recording equipment 51B, and sends the AV data file.
Summary of the invention
In the superincumbent situation, file transmission personnel have to grasp in advance the address of state and the recording equipment 51A of recording equipment 51A in the network 61.More particularly, whether have to inspection record equipment 51A in advance of file transmission personnel supports the form of the AV data file that sent and is inserted into recording medium among the recording equipment 51A whether have the enough record space that are used for the AV data file size that sent.In addition, file transmission personnel have to be provided with in terminal installation 60B executive logging destination.Therefore, file transmission personnel have to carry out loaded down with trivial details task.
In addition, if being set to the recording equipment 51A of the record destination of terminal installation 60B is disabled for record, then file transmission personnel have to wait for, become available for record up to recording equipment 51A, if or in network 13, exist a plurality of recording equipments (51A, 51B, 51C ...), then file transmission personnel have to search for the recording equipment that can be used for writing down.As a result, file transmission personnel have to carry out loaded down with trivial details work to realize file transfer.
In addition, if for example as the result of searching record equipment, it is available that recording equipment 51B is found for record, then must change to recording equipment 51B to the record destination that is provided with for terminal installation 60B from recording equipment 51A.Therefore, file transmission personnel have to carry out loaded down with trivial details task.
Fig. 5 shows the solution to the problems described above of being conceived.As represented among Fig. 5, the file server 72 that is provided in the workplace 70 is provided AV digital data recording system 200.Be transferred into file server 72 via network 61 from whole AV data file that terminal installation 60A, 60B... are sent.Then, file server 72 with the AV data file be distributed to recording equipment 51A, 51B, 51C ....Yet when whole AV data files was sent to single file server 72, load was concentrated in file server 72.So, must equip and can handle more heavy duty high-performance file server 72.As a result, the problem that cost increases has appearred.
In order to handle usually bigger AV data file of size, file server 72 is had to use and is had jumbo recording medium.This means that cost has increased, and management document server 72 is also very loaded down with trivial details.
In addition, according to employed file format and record purpose, finally may use different recording mediums.Under these circumstances, the AV data file that is distributed to recording equipment by file server 72 is recorded in another recording equipment once more.This also makes must carry out loaded down with trivial details task.
Consider above-mentioned situation and make the present invention, and a kind of information recording control apparatus and file logging control method that is used for correctly writing down at a plurality of recording equipments that are connected to network the AV data file is provided.
Address the above problem, according to embodiments of the invention, a kind of information recording control apparatus is provided, comprising: the Stateful Inspection parts, be used to obtain facility information, and the facility information that is obtained is stored in the management information base about a plurality of recording equipments that connect via network; File attribute information obtains parts, when the file transmission source that is connected to network of record request send from to(for) file, obtain about via network by the attribute information of the specified file of record request; And alternative pack, be used for according to about the attribute information of file be stored in the facility information about a plurality of recording equipments of management information base, and select to be used to write down recording equipment among a plurality of recording equipments by the specified file of record request.
According to embodiments of the invention, a kind of file logging control method also is provided, comprise step: monitored state obtaining the facility information about a plurality of recording equipments that connect via network, and is stored in the facility information that is obtained in the management information base; Obtain file attribute information, when the file transmission source that is connected to network of record request send from to(for) file, obtain about attribute information by the specified file of record request via network; And according to about the attribute information of file be stored in the facility information about a plurality of recording equipments in the management information base, and select to be used to write down recording equipment among a plurality of recording equipments by the specified file of record request.
As mentioned above, when file will be when terminal installation be recorded to recording equipment, the present invention according to a plurality of recording equipments of expression each internal state facility information and about the attribute information of file, and select for the available recording equipment of record.Therefore, file sends the internal state that personnel needn't grasp each recording equipment in advance.
When file will be when terminal installation be recorded to recording equipment, the present invention selects for the available recording equipment of record according to the facility information of the internal state of expression recording equipment.Therefore, file sends the internal state that personnel needn't grasp recording equipment in advance.
The present invention with file logging in the recording equipment specified by the information recording control apparatus.Therefore, file sends personnel and needn't select suitable recording equipment from a plurality of recording equipments.
When information recording control apparatus designated recorder equipment, the present invention automatically is provided with the record destination for terminal installation.Therefore, file sends personnel and needn't the record destination be set for terminal installation.
The present invention with file logging in a plurality of recording equipments.Therefore needn't equip file server etc.
In the present invention, be used as identical management information base about the information of recording equipment with the information that comprises the UMID (unique identifiers of material) that is recorded in the file in the recording equipment and managed.Therefore, the present invention makes retrieval and reuses the file that is write down and becomes easy.
As mentioned above, the present invention obtains the facility information of the internal state of each recording equipment of expression.Foundation is about facility information and attribute information from the file that terminal installation sent, and the present invention automatically selects suitable recording equipment.Therefore, need not file and send personnel's searching record destination, file just can be recorded.
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Fig. 1 is the block diagram of the typical construction of explanation AV digital data recording system according to an embodiment of the invention;
Fig. 2 is that explanation is stored in the form about the exemplary apparatus information of recording equipment in the management information base;
Fig. 3 is the sequence chart of the typical AV data file operation of explanation;
Fig. 4 is the block diagram of the typical construction of the traditional AV digital data recording system of explanation; And
Fig. 5 is the block diagram that the typical construction of the AV digital data recording system of using file server is described.
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Now one embodiment of the present of invention will be described.In an embodiment of the present invention, obtained the information of internal state about each of a plurality of recording equipments of being connected to network.The information representation of being obtained: for example, recording equipment is for whether available, record format of record and the recording capacity that is inserted into the recording medium in the recording equipment.When via network issue during, according to automatically selecting suitable recording equipment about the information of the internal state of recording equipment for the request of record AV data file.Then, the AV data file is recorded in the selected recording equipment.
Fig. 1 shows the typical construction according to the information system 1 of present embodiment of the present invention.AV digital data recording system 1 for example comprise workplace 3 and terminal installation 30A, 30B ....Workplace 3 comprises: information recording control apparatus 10, recording equipment 11A, 11B, 11C..., management information base 12 and communication component 14.Described terminal installation 30A, 30B ... be video camera, editing device and the miscellaneous equipment that connects via network 2. Terminal installation 30A, 30B ... can be arranged in workplace 3, or be arranged in another workplace of for example separating with workplace 3, or on the remote location in the internet that is used as network 2.Description subsequently is internets with hypothetical network 2, and terminal installation 30A, 30B ... be positioned at position away from workplace 3.
From such as terminal installation 30A, the 30B of video camera ... the AV data file of being exported is sent to workplace 3 via network 2.In workplace 3, information recording control apparatus 10 is with reference to management information base 12, selects the recording equipment that can use for the received AV data file of record, and with received AV data file in selected recording equipment.
The structure of workplace 3 will be described now.The information recording control apparatus 10 that is provided in workplace 3, recording equipment 11A, 11B, 11C..., management information base 12 and communication component 14 are via interconnected such as the network 13 of LAN (local area network (LAN)).Network 13 uses TCP/IP (transmission control protocol/Internet Protocol) as the agreement that is used for transmission information among the equipment that is connected.When using TCP/IP, described equipment has at least the IP address of unique they in workplace 3.Communication between described communication component 14 Control Network 2 and the network 13.Yet, perhaps, use common network to replace two different networks (network 2 and network 13), can omit communication component 14.
In addition, recording equipment 11A, 11B, 11C... have the function of diagnosis internal state, and can when receiving the order that comes from the outside facility information be sent to information recording control apparatus 10.The facility information that is sent is represented internal state, described internal state comprise whether information available, record format are write down in expression and the recording medium that inserted on remaining vacant record space.
According to the order that comes from information recording control apparatus 10, the state of controlling recording equipment 11A, 11B, 11C....The state of recording equipment 11A, 11B, 11C... for example is " free time ", " wait comes from the record of terminal XXX " or " record that comes from terminal YYY ".Described state changes according to coming from the order of information recording control apparatus 10.In " free time " state, recording equipment 11A, 11B, 11C... can be reserved to be used for file logging.In " waiting to be recorded " state, reserved the record of certain file, so other file can not be recorded.In " record " state, file is recorded on the recording medium.In this state, other file can not be recorded.
Common computer such as personal computer can be used as information recording control apparatus 10.As built-in function, information recording control apparatus 10 has Stateful Inspection parts 23, file attribute information obtains parts 22, alternative pack 24, instruction processing unit 20 and transmission/receiving-member 21.Transmission/receiving-member 21 is exercised Control on Communication via network 13.Instruction processing unit 20 generates and is used for the order of recording equipment 11A, 11B, 11C... and the order of the external equipment that is used for being connected via network 2, and the order that provides from the outside is provided.
State information and miscellaneous equipment information that described Stateful Inspection parts 23 are collected about recording equipment 11A, 11B, 11C..., and collected facility information is stored in the management information base 12.The facility information that is collected is comprised: for example, about the format information of each recording equipment; About being inserted into the information of remaining recording capacity on the recording medium in each recording equipment; State information about each recording equipment; And about being inserted into the log file information of the record on the recording medium in each recording equipment.For example, SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) can be used as the agreement that is used for collecting device information.File attribute information obtains parts 22 and obtains attribute information about the AV data file that is sent via network 2.
Fig. 2 shows the typical facility information about recording equipment that will be stored in the management information base 12.Management information base 12 store statuss monitor the facility information about recording equipment 11A, 11B, 11C... that parts 23 obtain from recording equipment.Facility information about recording equipment comprises: for example, intrinsic " ID (sign) " of recording equipment, wherein recording equipment " form ", the expression that can write down the AV data file be inserted into the remaining vacant record space on the recording medium in the recording equipment " residue recording capacity ", expression recording equipment state " state " and about being inserted into " the log file information " of the AV data file on the recording medium in the recording equipment.
Described ID is distributed to each recording equipment 11A, 11B, the 11C... in the workplace 3 uniquely.For example, when network 13 uses ICP/IP protocol, can be used as ID with respect to the IP address of network 13.Perhaps, unique sequence number can be assigned to each equipment in the workplace 3.Information recording control apparatus 10 uses ID to come identification record equipment.In the example shown in Fig. 2, sequence number is used as ID.
Described form is the form that can be recorded in the AV data file in the recording equipment.For example, form is the video format such as " IMX (MPEF IMX, registered trade mark) ", " DV (digital video) " or " HDMPEG-LONG (high definition Motion Picture Experts Group-length) ".Described residue recording capacity is represented remaining recording capacity on the current recording medium that is inserted in the recording equipment.
Described state is the information of the state of each recording equipment of expression.For example, state is the information of the state of expression such as the recording equipment of " free time ", " wait comes from the record of terminal XXX " or " record that comes from terminal YYY ".For example, idle recording equipment can be selected as writing down the destination recording equipment.Log file information is about being recorded in the attribute information of the AV data file on the current recording medium that is inserted in the recording equipment.Log file information comprises for example file counting, filename, UMID (unique identifiers of material) and file format.UMID is about the AV data in the AV data file or the metadata of other record.ID is assigned to each clauses and subclauses of data, and is unique in All Around The World.
The content that is registered as facility information is not limited to this example.For example, file creation date, file logging time, file title, file bit rate and out of Memory item may be registered as the attribute information about the AV data file.
Present schematically descriptor management system is for the performed operation of AV data file.According to come from terminal installation 30A, 30B ... the file logging request, and according to the facility information that is stored in the management information base 12 about recording equipment, and from terminal installation 30A, 30B ... the attribute information about the AV data file of reception, information recording control apparatus 10 inspection record equipment 11A, 11B, 11C ..., for the available recording equipment of record, and select the recording equipment that uses in the record with the location.Information recording control apparatus 10 changes the state of selected recording equipment so that it can not be used to other recording operation, and described information recording control apparatus 10 with the recording equipment identification information be sent to terminal installation 30A, 30B .... Terminal installation 30A, 30B ... be set to write down the destination by information recording control apparatus 10 specified recording equipments, and begin to send the AV data file.Then, selected recording equipment with the AV data file that received on the recording medium that inserts.
Describe information management system in detail for the performed operation of file logging purpose referring now to Fig. 3.For illustrative purposes, suppose terminal installation 30A with the AV data file in recording equipment 11A.
In information recording control apparatus 10, Stateful Inspection parts 23 from recording equipment 11A, 11B, 11C ... in obtain the facility information (sequence SEQ100) of expression internal state.According to the facility information that is obtained, Stateful Inspection parts 23 are sent to management information base 12 (sequence SEQ101) with the database update request.Then, management information base 12 is updated (step S20) according to this request.
For example, carry out operation among sequence SEQ100, sequence SEQ101 and the step S20 periodically.Therefore, be stored in the management information base 12 about recording equipment 11A, 11B, 11C ... facility information keep up-to-date always.
When having obtained about the time by the attribute information of the specified AV data file of record request, information recording control apparatus 10 sends database refer request (sequence SEQ103) to management information base 12, and obtains the facility information (sequence SEQ104) about recording equipment 11A, 11B, 11C....According to AV data file attribute information that is received from terminal installation 30A and the facility information that is obtained from management information base 12, alternative pack 24 is selected for the available recording equipment (step S11) of record.Here recording equipment 11A is selected in supposition.
Now with reference to Fig. 2 the recording equipment system of selection that alternative pack 24 is used is described schematically.According to Fig. 2, ID is that 0001 recording equipment (being considered to recording equipment 11A) has IMX and the DV form that is used to write down, having its residue recording capacity is the recording medium that is inserted of 20GB (GB), is in idle condition, and comprises three log files.Described log file is: it is that xxx, form are the file of IMX that file is called C0001.MXF, UMID; It is that yyy, form are the file of DV that file is called C0002.MXF, UMID; And file C0003.MXF, UMID by name are that zzz, form are the file of IMX.
ID is that 0002 recording equipment (being considered to recording equipment 11B) has the DV form that is used to write down, and having its residue recording capacity is the insertion recording medium of 17GB, is in " record that wait comes from terminal XXX " state, and comprises two log files.Described log file is: it is that 1xx, form are that the file of DV and file C0002.MXF, UMID by name are that 2yy, form are the file of DV that file is called C0001.MXF, UMID.
ID is that 0003 recording equipment (being considered to recording equipment 11C) has the HDMPEG-LONG form that is used to write down, having its residue recording capacity is the insertion recording medium of 22GB, be in " record that comes from terminal YYY " state, and comprise 0 log file.
For example, if it is that IMX form and file size are 18GB that the file attribute information that receives is represented the AV data file that is received, the information representation of form about record that then is included in the facility information has only recording equipment 11A can be selected as being used to write down the recording equipment of the AV data file that is received.In addition, recording equipment 11A has the residue recording capacity of 20GB and file size is 18GB, and described recording equipment 11A is in idle condition.Therefore can judge that recording equipment 11A can write down by the specified AV data file of record request.Finally, the selected conduct of recording equipment 11A is by the record destination of the specified AV data file of record request.
For example, if it is that DV form and file size are 19GB that the file attribute information that receives is represented the AV data file that is received, then being included in the information representation ID about record format in the facility information and being 0001 recording equipment 11A and ID and be 0002 recording equipment 11B can be selected as target.Recording equipment 11A has the residue recording capacity of 20GB and file size is 19GB, and described recording equipment 11A is in idle condition.Therefore can judge that recording equipment 11A can write down by the specified AV data file of record request.Simultaneously, recording equipment 11B has the residue recording capacity of 17GB and file size is 19GB, and recording equipment 11B is in " record that wait comes from terminal XXX " state.Therefore can judge that recording equipment 11B can not write down by the specified AV data file of record request.In this case, the selected conduct of recording equipment 11A is by the record destination of the specified AV data file of record request.
In the time will selecting recording equipment, also can with reference to about recording equipment 11A, 11B, 11C ... log file information.For example, the recording equipment that has write down a spot of file can be selected, is recorded in a plurality of recording equipments to guarantee the AV data file with being distributed.
Although at first parameter format information is supposed for the purpose of recording equipment selection in top description.Yet, needn't be always according to a plurality of of above-mentioned order reference information.For example, reference state information at first.
Be back to Fig. 3, information recording control apparatus 10 upgrades management information bases 12, is " wait for and being reserved by terminal installation 30A " (sequence SEQ105) so that be included in that the state information about selected recording equipment 11A in the facility information is changed.Management information base 12 is updated (step S21) according to coming from the request of information recording control apparatus 10.
Information recording control apparatus 10 not only sends the record reservation request to recording equipment 11A, and to the information of recording equipment 11A transmission about terminal installation 30A, described terminal installation 30A is the transmission destination (sequence SEQ106) that is reserved the AV data file of record.According to the reservation request that receives from information recording control apparatus 10 with about the information of terminal installation 30A, recording equipment 11A is locked in " record that wait comes from terminal installation 30A " state, and is placed in standby to be used for record (step S30).Recording equipment 11A announcement information recording control apparatus 10 recording equipment 11A are in " record that wait comes from terminal installation 30A " state (sequence SEQ107).
According to " wait comes from the record of the terminal installation 30A " state notifying that receives from recording equipment 11A, information recording control apparatus 10 sends update request to management information base 12, the state of recording equipment 11A is changed into " record that wait comes from terminal installation 30A " (sequence SEQ108).According to the request that comes from information recording control apparatus 10, management information base 12 upgrades the state (step S22) of recording equipment 11A.
Information recording control apparatus 10 will send to terminal installation 30A (sequence SEQ109) such as the information that is used to identify AV data file destination of the IP address of recording equipment 11A.According to the information that is used for the identification record destination that receives from information recording control apparatus 10, terminal installation 30A automatically is chosen as recording equipment 11A the record destination of terminal installation 30A, and begins the AV data file is sent to recording equipment 11A (sequence SEQ110).The AV data file is transferred into recording equipment 11A via network 2.Recording equipment 11A changes into " record that comes from terminal installation 30A " with its state from " wait comes from the record of terminal installation 30A ", the AV data file (step S31) that opening entry is sent from terminal installation 30A, and announcement information recording control apparatus 10 carries out the operation (sequence SEQ111) of " coming from the record of terminal installation 30A ".
According to " record that the comes from terminal installation 30A " notice that receives from recording equipment 11A, information recording control apparatus 10 sends update request to management information base 12, the state of recording equipment 11A is changed into " record that comes from terminal installation 30A " (sequence SEQ112).According to the request that comes from information recording control apparatus 10, management information base 12 upgrades the state (step S23) of recording equipment 11A.
When the AV data file of carrying out from terminal installation 30A to recording equipment 11A transmits (sequence SEQ113), to finish with the AV data file when terminal installation 30A is recorded to recording equipment 11A recording equipment 11A announcement information recording control apparatus 10 " record is finished ".Simultaneously, recording equipment 11A will be sent to information recording control apparatus 10 (sequence SEQ114) about the attribute information of the AV data file that write down.Subsequently, recording equipment 11A execution in step S33 is to save reservation recording setting performed among the step S30.
According to " record is finished " notice that comes from recording equipment 11A, information recording control apparatus 10 sends update request to management information base 12, the state of recording equipment 11A is changed into " free time " (sequence SEQ115).According to the request that comes from information recording control apparatus 10, the log file information (step S24) that management information base 12 upgrades about recording equipment 11A.
If when recording equipment is selected, judging in step S11 does not have recording equipment to can be used for record, and then information recording control apparatus 10 can return correct refusal response to terminal installation 30A.In this case, terminal installation 30A can issue record request once more through after the predetermined period of time.
The description of front relate to the AV data file from terminal installation 30A, 30B ... be sent to recording equipment 11A, 11B, 11C ... method.Yet, terminal installation 30A, 30B ... can ask to send the recording equipment 11A, the 11B that are stored in the workplace 3,11C ... in desirable AV data file.For example, send the attribute information of the desirable AV data file that sends about request as the information recording control apparatus 10 of terminal installation 30B in workplace 3 of editing device.According to the attribute information about desirable AV data file that is received, information recording control apparatus 10 is from the recording equipment of the desirable AV data file of management information base 12 search storages.As the result of search, information recording control apparatus 10 calls (recall) desirable AV data file from the recording equipment of storing desirable AV data file, and the AV data file of being called is sent to terminal installation 30B.
In above-mentioned present embodiment, information recording control apparatus 10 will be sent to about the information of record destination terminal installation 30A, 30B ..., and terminal installation according to received about the record destination information and the AV data file directly is sent to the recording equipment that the record purpose is located in.Yet, the invention is not restricted to such embodiment.For example, for terminal installation 30A, 30B ..., recording equipment 11A, 11B, 11C ... existence can be hidden so that workplace 3 is configured to single recording equipment.More specifically, the AV data file is sent to the representational record destination that offers workplace 3.According to the content of management information base 12, the alternative pack 24 of information recording control apparatus 10 from a plurality of recording equipment 11A, 11B, 11C ... among select to write down the recording equipment of the AV data file that is sent out as mentioned above.Information recording control apparatus 10 is carried out the record of being reserved and other the set operation for selected recording equipment.By this way, terminal installation 30A, 30B ... can use fixing record destination and need not change the record destination and select.
Top description supposition present embodiment is applied to comprising the system of broadcasting equipment.Yet, the invention is not restricted to such embodiment.For example, the present invention also can be applicable to various other audio-frequency/video frequency systems.
It should be appreciated by those skilled in the art, in the scope of claims or its equivalent, can carry out various modifications, merging, son merging and change according to designing requirement and other factors.
Cross reference to related application
The present invention comprises the Japanese patent application 2004 of submitting at Japan Office with on December 27th, 2004-375337 relevant themes, its full content by reference and merger in this.
Claims (6)
1. information recording control apparatus comprises:
The Stateful Inspection parts are used to obtain the facility information about a plurality of recording equipments that connect via network, and the facility information that is obtained is stored in the management information base;
File attribute information obtains parts, and when from the file transmission source issue that is connected to network during for the record request of file, described file attribute information obtains parts and obtains about the attribute information by the specified file of record request via network; And
Alternative pack is used for according to attribute information and the facility information about a plurality of recording equipments that is stored in management information base about file, and selects recording equipment for writing down by the specified file of record request among a plurality of recording equipment.
2. according to the information recording control apparatus of claim 1, wherein, in response to sending the record request that the source sent for file from file, and according to the attribute information that sends with described record request about file, and from facility information that management information base obtained about a plurality of recording equipments, described information recording control apparatus is selected the recording equipment that can be used for writing down among a plurality of recording equipments, reserve selected recording equipment and operate, and will send the file transmission source of having issued record request to about the information of selected recording equipment with executive logging.
3. according to the information recording control apparatus of claim 1, wherein, described Stateful Inspection parts automatically obtain the facility information about a plurality of recording equipments, and according to the content of the device information update management information base that obtained.
4. according to the information recording control apparatus of claim 1, wherein,, and manage by management information base about the facility information of a plurality of recording equipments and associated with each other about the attribute information that is stored in the file in the recording equipment.
5. according to the information recording control apparatus of claim 1, wherein, when a plurality of recording equipments all are not useable for writing down, return the refusal response.
6. file logging control method comprises step:
Monitored state obtaining the facility information about a plurality of recording equipments that connect via network, and is stored in the facility information that is obtained in the management information base;
Obtain file attribute information, when during for the record request of file, obtaining about attribute information by the specified file of record request via network from the file transmission source issue that is connected to network; And
According to attribute information and the facility information that is stored in the management information base, and among a plurality of recording equipments, select recording equipment by the specified file of record request for writing down about a plurality of recording equipments about file.
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